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My facility has a leisure pool that we keep at a chilly 80 degrees. Since the pool is mostly used by birthday parties, children's swimming lessons, and other rentals, having the pool temperature…Continue

Does anyone have a recommendation for a substance to hang a laminated sign in a natatorium? Specifically, something that can stand up to the humidity for a long period? We've been using foamcore…Continue

Have any of you been taking advantage of the option to print American Red Cross certificates yourself? If so what size option do you use? Have you had anyone or any group refuse to accept the full…Continue

Hello Everyone, I would like to hear from our aquatics community about the expectations for their staff who are not actively lifeguarding. At my facility, staff members typically have 20 minutes out…Continue

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"I'm always on the lookout for new programs! We rarely have success with our aquatic fitness programs, but we do run some traditional things like learn to swim and Masters. The University of Cincinnati has a club swim team and a club…"

"Thanks for the replies everyone. We do have a lap pool and leisure pool, but they are in completely separate rooms. Keeping with good practice the air in each pool area is 2 degrees warmer than the water, however, the pools do not share…"

"In General, a Family Leisure, or Children's Pool, should be treated like a Therapy pool. 85-90 degrees is the norm for these facilities.
If you have a natatorium with both a lap pool and Leisure pool, I can expect the reasoning for the 80…"

My facility has a leisure pool that we keep at a chilly 80 degrees. Since the pool is mostly used by birthday parties, children's swimming lessons, and other rentals, having the pool temperature this low has brought plenty of complaints. I'm working to convince other staff that an increased water temperature for this pool is necessary. If you have a pool that is focused on recreation or leisure, what is the water temperature? Thanks!See More

"I posted this three years ago and have decided to revisit it. Looking at suggestions, we do have some of these things, but we have groups that reserve space in our facility that host them. For example, we rent space to groups for water…"

Does anyone have a recommendation for a substance to hang a laminated sign in a natatorium? Specifically, something that can stand up to the humidity for a long period? We've been using foamcore signs on tripods, but they warp quickly in the humid air. I want to move to laminated signs, but will need something to hang them with that won't quickly lose its adhesiveness.See More

"I too have facilities in Michigan and we have a certification binder. Our staff work at multiple locations and we just have two duplicate binders. The Binder is labeled and available for viewing from the public. Our health dept. has…"